42 U.S.C. § 15873 — Deposit and use of geothermal lease revenues for 5 fiscal years

(a) Deposit of geothermal resources leases despite any other law, amounts received by the United States in the first 5 fiscal years beginning after August 8, 2005, as rentals, royalties, and other payments required under leases under the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 [ 30 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.], excluding funds required to be paid to State^* and county governments, must be deposited into a separate account in the Treasury. (b) Use of deposits Amounts deposited under subsection (a) must be available to the Secretary^* of the Interior for expenditure, without further appropriation and without fiscal year limitation, to implement the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 [ 30 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.] and this Act. (c) Transfer of funds For the purposes of coordination and processing of geothermal leases and geothermal use authorizations on Federal land the Secretary of the Interior may authorize the expenditure or transfer of such funds as are necessary to the Forest Service.